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I have a Remington 700, .243 caliber I've owned for 23 years. Over the years I used the gun primarily to hunt and would clean the barrel onece a year after hunting season. The routine was to dry brush the bore then run solvent and then dry patch until clean. I woul leave a thin coat of gun...

Also. Berger's test barrel length was 26" for the load data. He said you will lose approximately 34 fps per inch for shorter barrels.

Just got load data from Walt Berger on the 140 grain VLD using about 12 different powders. Max loads are definately beefier than Hornady's published. I'm headed to the press/range to try some of them out.

Thanks all for the tips.

I have opportunities at 600 yard shots with stable rest conditions (elevated box blind). I'm not sure what difference 2860 fps vs. 3000 fps has on bullet trajectory at 600 yards but it would be nice to know. What pressure signs should I be looking for if were to start loading hotter rounds.

I was told to use Lee crimp die or push bullet to touch landsto increase pressure and velocity. Does anyone agree with this approach. I'm not real keen on pushing the load limit on powder.

berger will. at one time i had the info for 7 mag and .243 but accidentally deleted the e-mail. i'll give it another shot.

I could live with 100-150 less than advertised but I'm averaging 240 fps less. That seems excessive even with the 24 3/8" barrel. I've tried H4831SC and IMR 4350 but have not tried to max out loads. I'll go back to the H4831SC and experiment a little. I just feel like I paid for a magnum...

I recently started reloading for a Tikka T3 7 Mag, 24 3/8" bl, 9 1/2" twist. The last load I tried was 140 gr Berger VLD Hunting bullet set a .064 off lands, remington brass, 66gr RL-22, CCI Mag Primer. Hornady book shows 66.7 gr RL-22 and 140 gr BTSP with a velocity of 3100 FPS. I'm getting...